Where does “polttopiirustus” come from?

polttopiirustus (Finnish) comes from Finnish piirustus, from Finnish piirustaa, from Finnish piiru, from Russian пир, from Old East Slavic пиръ, from Proto-Slavic pirъ — fest; party.

polttopiirustus (Finnish): pyrography art of decorating wood or leather by burning designs into its surface; decoration or design so produced

Definitions

  1. pyrography art of decorating wood or leather by burning designs into its surface; decoration or design so produced

Ancestry of “polttopiirustus”, step by step

polttopiirustus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piirustus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiirustusa drawing; the act of drawing
2FinnishpiirustaaTo draw, sketch
3Finnishpiirurafter; point; angular mil, mil
4Russianпирfeast, banquet
5Old East Slavicпиръ—
6Proto-Slavicpirъfest; party

via Finnish poltto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolttoburn, burning; burn; incineration
2Finnishpolttaato burn; to burn, sunburn; to burn, waste
3Proto-Finnicpolttadakto burn
4Proto-Finnicpaladakto burn, to be burning
5Proto-Uralicpala-to devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Slavic pirъ →Every word from Old East Slavic пиръ →Every word from Russian пир →